Recorded 1948–2001 Girls' name Peak 1948 45 births

Pricillia — girls' name

45 babies named Pricillia in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s51970s51980s201990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Pricillia was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

5 babies were named Pricillia in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pricillia

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Pricillia between 1948 and 2001, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pricillia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pricillia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pricillia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pricillia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 45 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pricillia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

45

Since 1948

54 years of records

Peak year

1948

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1948

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2001

Pricillia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1948

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1948)
5
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
5 200119911985198319821980197919691948 5

Pricillia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 44% of Pricillia's all-time total
1940s51960s51970s51980s201990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pricillia?
45 babies have been named Pricillia since 1948. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1948 with 5 births.
When was Pricillia most popular?
Pricillia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Pricillia been used?
Pricillia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 54 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Pricillia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Priscilla, Princess, Priya, Priscila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.